Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri is a leader of the Qadiriyyah, Radaviyyah, Attariya branch of the Qadiriyyah Sufi order. Qadiri is a widely-respected sheikh with a significant global following which is supported by the Madani TV Channel. In 1981, the Sheikh founded Dawat-e-Islami, a Sunni Barelwi revivalist movement with hundreds of thousands of followers in Pakistan and over 180 other countries. It centres on the propagation of Islamic knowledge and manages two main activities: the Jamia-tul-Madina chain of religious schools, and the non-commercial Madani TV channel. Religious background: Sheikh Muhammad Qadiri studied for 22 years under the former Mufti of Pakistan, Shaykh Mufti Waqar ud Din Qadri Razavi. He has authored over 30 books, including Faizan-e-Sunnat on the merits of good deeds. The sheikh’s fame is matched by his humility; his most famous quote is, “I Must Strive to Reform Myself and People of the Entire World.”

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